Simple White Sandwich Bread

1 cup water

1/4 cup whole milk

2 1/2 teaspoons instant yeast

2 Tablespoons sugar

(combine in a bowl and let sit for 10 minutes)

1/4 cup unsalted butter

1 1/2 teaspoons of salt

3 1/3 cup flour

mix butter salt and 1 cup of flour, beat 30 seconds and then scrape down sides. Add another cup of flour on medium speed until incorporated. (there may be butter chunks)Add remaining flour and beat on med speed 8-10 min. If dough is sticky add more flour 1 Tablespoon at a time 

Dough should be tacky 

Grease bowl with olive oil and place dough in bowl and turn to cover all sides in oil. cover and wait 1-2 hours or until it doubles in size.

Grease a 9x5 loaf pan. After dough has doubles flour a work space and roll dough into a 8x15 rectangle. Roll up and place in bread pan. Rise again until its about a inch over the top of the bread pan (about an hour)

Place in oven on bottom rack preheated to 350. Check at the 20 min mark and make sure bread is not burning on top. Cover with foil if necessary. Cook for a total of 32-36 min.

Sour Cream Banana Bread

½ c. butter, softened 1 cup sugar  2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla  1 1/2 cup flour 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup mashed banana 1/2 cup sour cream Preheat oven to 350°. Grease 1 large loaf pan. Cream together butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla in a large bowl. Stir in dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, salt). Add banana, nuts and sour cream. Mix well. Bake ạt 350° for 1hour.

Mom's Sourdough recipe

*new starter 1/3 starter, 1/3 flour, 1/2 water** Easy sourdough bread. -2/3 cup Sourdough starter -1 TBsp + 2 tsp olive oil -4 cups flour
-1 1/2 tsp sea salt 1 cup + 1/4 cup - minus 1 TBsp water 1. Mix all ingredients together + squish between fingers until no dry bits remain 2. Let sit 15 - 30 mins 3. Kneed for 30 seconds to 1 minute, cover & let rise for 7-24 hours or overnight until doubled in size 4. Preheat oven to 550 degrees or as high as the oven will go.  Prepare cookie sheet or dutch oven with cornmeal or parchment paper 5. Knead a second time for 30 seconds to 1 minute. 6. Shape into a ball & place on cookie sheet/dutch oven 7. All to rise for another 30 minutes to  1 hour 8. Cut 1-2 slits in the top of dough just before placing in oven 9 Turn oven to 425 degrees and bake another 20 mins 10. When timer dings turn oven down to 350 and bake another 30 min.s 11. Allow to cool completely.

Plum Bread

 Plum Bread

1 cup chopped plums

1 Tablespoon flour (gf works great)

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup butter

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

2 eggs 

1 1/2 cups flour (gf works great)

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon baking soda 

1/3 cup plain yogurt 

1/4 cup brown sugar 

Preheat oven at 350°

Sprinkle chopped plums with 1 tablespoon of flour and set aside.

Beat  sugar, butter, vanilla until light and fluffy. Then add eggs.

Mix flour, salt, and baking soda in a separate bowl and sift into egg mixture alternating with yogurt until smooth.

Folded, flour, coated plums, and pour into bread bran and sprinkle with brown sugar.

Bake for 45-50 minutes a little longer for gluten-free flour check with a toothpick to make sure it’s cooked all the way through. Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack before serving.

Pumpkin Muffins

Pumpkin Muffins

 2 cups of gf kodiak flapjack mix

1 cup of milk

3/4 cup brown sugar

I egg

1/4 cup softened butter

3/4 cup pumpkin purée 

1 teaspoon cinnamon 

1/2 teaspoon of allspice 

1/2 teaspoon ginger

1/2 cup chocolate chips

Combine all ingredients in mixing bowl and blend until smooth. Feel greased muffin cups 3/4 full. Bake at 3:50 for 14 to 18 minutes or until golden brown and inserted toothpick comes out slightly moist.  makes 12 muffins

Christy's Whole Wheat Bread

Christy got this recipe from Wendy Bollard, who is known for her amazing bread.

2 1/3 c - 2 12 c water
1/4 c oil
14 c honey
4 1/2 (aprox) wheat flour (grind 4 cups of unground wheat to equal aprox amount)
2 tsp salt
1/4 c powder milk
1/4 cup wheat gluten
4 tsp of dough enhancer
1 tbsp instant yeast (make a well in dry ingredients, then add yeast)

Put into bread mixer in above order.
Mix on dough setting.
Put dough into 2 bread pans
let rise until doubled (apron. 10-20 min.)
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 min.

Makes 2 loaves

Bosch type dough mixers, add all ingredients, mix on speed 2-4 (assist with mixing with a rubber spatula), for 4-6 minutes.  Let dough rise in mixing bowl with plastic cover until doubled.  Mix again on speed 2-4 for 1-2 min.  Divide and put into 2 loaf pans.

Bread Machine Potato Rolls

Mom gave me a bread machine for christmas, and I love how easy it is to prep dough!

In Ben and Christy first ward together they met an awesome family, the Bollard's.  Wendy Bollard (the mother) is an excellent cook.  This is one of the recipes she has shared with Christy...and Christy has shared with the rest of us!

1 cup milk
1/2 cup butter or margarine (1 cube)- melted
1 cup water
2 eggs (large)
1 cup potato flakes
5 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoons yeast (make a well when adding yeast)

Put ingredients into bread machine in above order.  Mix on dough setting.  Divide dough in half.  Roll both halves of dough flat into two large circles, and cut each circle into 12 pie sections.  Roll pie sections.  Place on two large cookie sheets.  Cover rolls with plastic saran wrap, and let rise in warm area until doubled in size (~30 min to 1 hour).  Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Remove plastic cover, and bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes.

Remove from oven, and brush butter on top of rolls.

Makes 24 rolls.

*These make the BEST rolls for cold cut sandwiches, this is what Witney and Skylar served at their first baby shower.*

Garlic Bread Seasoning

This is the perfect for homemade breadsticks, I also like to use it on my homemade pizza.  The recipe makes a generous amount so I like to keep the extra on hand in my fridge.

1/2 cup powdered parmesan cheese

2 tsp kosher salt

2 tblsp garlic powder

2 tsp oregano

2 tsp basil

2 tsp marjoram

2 tsp parsley

Combine ingredient in a jar (preferably one with a sprinkle top) and shake.

Easy Potato Rolls

My mom has a potato roll recipe very similar to this. These are super soft and delicious! Plus I think home made rolls always make any meal better!!!

2/3 cup sugar

2/3 cup shortening

1 cup mashed potatoes (I will usually make a batch of potato pearls unless I have leftovers)

2 1/2 teaspoons salt

2 eggs

2 packages active dry yeast (1 Tbsp)

1 1/3 cups warm water (110 to 115 degrees), divided

6 to 6 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (if I have it on hand I like to use bread flour)

In large mixing bowl, cream sugar and shortening. Add potatoes, salt and eggs. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in 2/3 cup warm water, add to creamed mixture. Beat in 2 cups flour and remaining water. Add enough flour to form a soft dough. Shape into a ball; do not knead. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.

Punch dough down; divide into thirds (I roll into a log and divide into 3 equal parts). Shape each portion into 15 balls and arrange in three greased 9-in round baking pans (I roll each third into a log and using a pizza cuter, cut the log into 15 equally portions).

Cover and let rise until doubled. about 30 minutes.

Bake at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes (check on them a 15, darker pans cook in less time). Remove from pans to cool on wire racks.

*45 servings*

Our family will usually only eat 1 pan per meal, so after they've cooled I place the other two in two 1 gallon ziplock bags, fits perfect!